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Presented Team System at Frankfurt .NET User Group

Mar 5, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Thank you to my friends at Basta! for recommending me as an alternate speaker for the Frankfurt .NET User Group meeting last week. Thomas "Teddy" Sohnrey was the coordinator (and my interpreter at …

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Microsoft's Sysinternals Utilities

Feb 23, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Last summer, Microsoft acquired Sysinternals and Mark Russinovich. They have consolidated all of the cool utilities, for both IT professionals and developers, into one listing. …

Microsoft

Laser-fed 3M Post-It Notes

Feb 22, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

As you know, Visual Studio Team System tracks many different work item types, such as requirements, tasks, and bugs. Many agile teams like to use "sticky notes" to post on the wall to organize their …

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SQL Server 2005 Add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007

Feb 21, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Over the weekend Microsoft released some cool add-ins for Excel 2007 and Visio 2007: Table Analysis Tools for Excel - this add-in provides you with easy-to-use tasks that leverage SQL Server 2005 …

SQL Server

Converting Crystal Reports (.rpt) to Reporting Services reports (.rdl)

Feb 21, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

There are way too many Crystal Reports out there in the world and I would love to see more of them converted to Reporting Services. Therein lies the problem. I had heard that Crystal (now …

SQL Server

My next book!?

Feb 20, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

How's this for my next writing project? Just kidding. I happened upon this site, and thought I would get creative.

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Business value of Team System

Feb 20, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Occasionally I'm asked about the business value of VSTS and TFS. I think it's pretty obvious, but I guess others need more convincing than just my word. I've pulled together some links below that …

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Boise Code Camp 2007

Feb 11, 2007 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Wow, what a great 'camp! We had over 200 attendees (207 was the last number I heard) and many, many great sessions. Thanks to all of you who attended, helped coordinate, and SPOKE at the event! Rob …

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Boise Code Camp - Presenter's Dinner

Feb 11, 2007 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Friday night's presenter's dinner was a good time, and a good place to relax and prepare for the day ahead. About thirty of the presenters and coordinators of 'camp met at Murphy's on Broadway and …

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